Orcas Pear: My One and Only
Orcas Pear: blush in a basket
I just picked my first (and only) Orcas pear from the three-year-old tree in my orchard. (Just wait until...
Bacon Bits on Demand
Bacon bits, bacon bits, right at my fingertips.
Announcing she had something for me, Karen cracked open the farmhouse freezer like a back-room safe. Standing...
Summer′s Last Swim, Perhaps
This morning the fog has crept in low and slow, and wrapped itself around my house like a big unasked-for hug. Surprisingly, the birds...
How to Make a Better Fruit Fly Trap
Behold, a fruit fly trap that really works and doesn't require a mechanical engineering degree.
With my countertops buckling under the weight of ripe produce,...
Plum Crazy for a Cake Called Buckle
Plum buckle: a delicious marriage of cake and fruit
Picking plums is its own reward. The trees are small, the fruit easily reached and sampling...
Peach Pie: How Do I Love Thee
Slice of heaven...
Peach pie how do I love thee, let me count the ways
(With sincere apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
I love thee to the depth...
Summer Snapshots: On the Porch, Around the Island
Early mornings reveal a waning moon, a sleepy sunrise, and the perfect porch to start a day on.
Mount Rainier sneaks a peek (and a...
Video: The Best Way to Ripen Peaches
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The most popular post on my blog (based on number of comments and views) is The Best Way to...
Frosting a Cookie That Takes the Cake
′Macaroon...schmack-a-roon, give me a graham cracker and butter cream frosting any day.
One Great Cookie: Graham Cracker and Frosting
When my mother made a birthday cake,...
How to Make Big Bad Buttery Biscuits
Blissfully Basic (and Buttery) Biscuits
Biscuits, biscuits, biscuits. Frontier food, nothing fancy, nothing fussy, as American as apple pie, this quick-bread staple of chuck wagons,...
